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Black Eagle · 11-13-09, 12:57 AM

As SH4 sees its last sunsets, we harken back to May 27, 1941.
Herr Kanug Rolfe Hass experienced the thrill of his naval career. He intercepted HMS Rodney and HMS King George V steering 145 degrees at about 0730 on that morning in force 15 conditions. Exact grid location at first contact:
25km west of the intersection formed by BE29, BE37, BE53, and BE61 (or about 1400km (per the game) west of Brest, France.
His Type IX (at GWX 90% degree of difficulty) used all remaining 6 torpedos on board to dispatch these two British battleships. After surfacing, U124 observed gunfire flashes far to the SSE where Bismark, spared interception by the battleships sunken by Hass, was engaged with other Royal Navy units.
Now here's the really mind-blowing part of this story:
Hass then moved SE towards the area where gunflashes had been seen. To his surprize he sighted the silohette of a large warship....Bismark!!
She was dead in the water, her upper works shattered presumably by 8 inch shellfire. U124 sent its contact report. Soon thereafter BDU sent out its message lamenting the loss of the Bismark. Little would the SH4 designers have known Bismark was still afloat, and deadly!
Hass then decided to stay near the stricken Bismark to see what would become of Germany's flagship. Incredably, two days later a large convoy traveling westerly at 7 knots stumbled upon the Bismark!
Hass then positioned his U124 between Bismark and oncoming escorts.THREE sunken destroyers later and SEVEN shredded merchants approximating 30,000 tons later, Bismark, while motionless in high sea conditions, had survived to fulfill her assignment to attack convoys. Toward the end of this engagement U124 had the incredible experience to witness 15 inch shells slamming into merchant ships, along with attendant explosions and sinkings.
What an unforgettable experience! What a glorious way to close the book on Silent Hunter IV's story!
I'd recommend anyone loving the game to mission in the Atlantic during May one more time. Save your torpedos, and head for the rendevous described above. If you do, you are in for a very unforgettable experience if you can intercept and sink these two British battleships!
Happy Hunting. oblt Rolfe Hass

Arclight · 11-14-09, 01:09 PM

Captain Midnight · 11-15-09, 01:58 AM

Great pics everyone!

Trigger's First War Patrol 1

Cheers,
Fred

linerkiller · 11-16-09, 08:53 AM

Some flashes of my sh4 life:

1)Checking an abandoned sampan:

2)North Pacific sunrise

3)North Pacific sunrise 2

4)HIJMS Kongo

5) U-47

Hope you'll like them!

cdrsubron7 · 11-16-09, 03:56 PM

Same here for me. I installed Win 7 on my computer (always do a clean install when I do so) about a week and a half ago. Backed up all my versions of SHIV, put back in Win 7 and all run perfectly with no problems. I've been very happy with the upgrade sofar.

BTW, here's a little screenie I made up the other day. I call it the "Talons Of The Eagle".

auricom · 11-17-09, 10:30 AM

[ I can't even begin to imagine the frustration that must have been felt by real skippers in situations like this ---]

Patrol Report; U-9 [I forget what month and don't have my save game handy as I'm at work], 1939 (Type IIB)

Recieved orders from BdU to patrol grid AN-18 near Inverness/Moray .. Transited the Kiel Canal and set a course for England.. Crossin uneventful, saw a few allied planes, dove to depth and was not detected.

Upon arrival in AN-18 we setup a search pattern. Picked up a lone merchant on our second day of patrol at 0200 transiting to Inverness making 10-15 knots. Light fog, no wind and a full moon she was heading directly for us. She was carrying two large tanks on her topside deck -- a juicy target. Dove to periscope depth and put two fish into her side from 900m. Secondary explosions took the ship down quickly. Exited the area heading east after confirming the kill.

12 hours later, unknown contact on sonar, decided to investigate. Made flank speed north after 5 hours transiting diving every 2K for Sonar check we made positive ID on a british merchand on a southwest heading making 10-15 knots.

As we were already submerged and it was still daylight and clear, we dove to 60 meters and approached an optimal firing position. Target speed was nailed down to 11.5 knots. Fired two torpedo's at 400m distance, first torpedo impacted bow, second torpedo was a dud.

Merchant slowed to ~6-7 knots and turned north. we tracked for approximately 10 hours before she turned for home again and we were able to get ourselves into an optimal firing position (we could not surface and end around as we picked up a warship in the area -- though distant decided surfacing was too risky and I suspected the merchant would turn back for Inverness..

Fired last torpedo at ~600m, impacted directly amidship. Torpedo was a dud.

Empty we turned for home and left the merchant listing, but alive.

Return to home waters saw 1 more british transport, 2 warships and several Swedish merchants. Several allied aircraft spotted as well. We took fire from one at the very edge of English waters that we did not spot until it was on top of us, luckily my crew was able to get us under quickly and we were in deep water. Changed course at depth and made flank speed .. The aircraft hung around a good hour dropping bombs on our initial position, then along our previous course track. Remained submerged until nightfall.

Remainer of transit back to Kiel was uneventful.

I really should have listened to Werner when he suggested I disarm the magnetic fuses on my torpedo's as he thought the were 'squirrely' .. BdU has seen fit to fill my belly with some newfangled electric G7e's.. Let's hope they fare better.

Maybe if this patrol goes better BdU will bless my crew and I with one of those new type VII's rolling off the line. I could deal with 11 torpedo's in my belly.

- Casey von Johann, 1939

11-17-09, 12:27 PM

Captain Midnight · 11-17-09, 08:45 PM

Nice Shots, Mates!

Triggers 1st War Patrol 2

Cheers,
Fred

Captain Midnight · 11-19-09, 03:23 AM

Okay...forget that...I just installed Trigger Maru Overhauled 1.9...

USS Kingfish (SS 234) Leaving Midway-June 7,1942-1st War Patrol

Destination Tokyo!

Stay tuned...

Cheers,
Fred

11-19-09, 11:28 AM

Armistead · 11-19-09, 11:05 PM

Gunfighter · 11-21-09, 09:18 AM

Undefined · 11-23-09, 11:05 AM

Hey guys !

Its silly but i have forgotten how to hide the toolbar for making perfect picture. What was this shorcut again ?

Thanks!

11-23-09, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flegmatica

Hey guys !

Its silly but i have forgotten how to hide the toolbar for making perfect picture. What was this shorcut again ?

Thanks!

The 'del' key.

Undefined · 11-23-09, 11:30 AM

Thanks mate!

God i feel so stupid now

11-13-09, 12:57 AM	#3151
Black Eagle Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bismark strikes back! As SH4 sees its last sunsets, we harken back to May 27, 1941. Herr Kanug Rolfe Hass experienced the thrill of his naval career. He intercepted HMS Rodney and HMS King George V steering 145 degrees at about 0730 on that morning in force 15 conditions. Exact grid location at first contact: 25km west of the intersection formed by BE29, BE37, BE53, and BE61 (or about 1400km (per the game) west of Brest, France. His Type IX (at GWX 90% degree of difficulty) used all remaining 6 torpedos on board to dispatch these two British battleships. After surfacing, U124 observed gunfire flashes far to the SSE where Bismark, spared interception by the battleships sunken by Hass, was engaged with other Royal Navy units. Now here's the really mind-blowing part of this story: Hass then moved SE towards the area where gunflashes had been seen. To his surprize he sighted the silohette of a large warship....Bismark!! She was dead in the water, her upper works shattered presumably by 8 inch shellfire. U124 sent its contact report. Soon thereafter BDU sent out its message lamenting the loss of the Bismark. Little would the SH4 designers have known Bismark was still afloat, and deadly! Hass then decided to stay near the stricken Bismark to see what would become of Germany's flagship. Incredably, two days later a large convoy traveling westerly at 7 knots stumbled upon the Bismark! Hass then positioned his U124 between Bismark and oncoming escorts.THREE sunken destroyers later and SEVEN shredded merchants approximating 30,000 tons later, Bismark, while motionless in high sea conditions, had survived to fulfill her assignment to attack convoys. Toward the end of this engagement U124 had the incredible experience to witness 15 inch shells slamming into merchant ships, along with attendant explosions and sinkings. What an unforgettable experience! What a glorious way to close the book on Silent Hunter IV's story! I'd recommend anyone loving the game to mission in the Atlantic during May one more time. Save your torpedos, and head for the rendevous described above. If you do, you are in for a very unforgettable experience if you can intercept and sink these two British battleships! Happy Hunting. oblt Rolfe Hass

11-14-09, 01:09 PM	#3152
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Couple of oldies __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

11-15-09, 01:58 AM	#3153
Captain Midnight Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: O.C. California, USA Posts: 13 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Great pics everyone! Trigger's First War Patrol 1 Cheers, Fred __________________ Pa Pa Pa Pa Oom Mow Mow...Pa Pa Oom Mow Ma Mow...SURFINNN...BIRRRRRRD!

11-16-09, 08:53 AM	#3154
linerkiller Captain Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Modena,Italy Posts: 486 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Some flashes of my sh4 life: 1)Checking an abandoned sampan: 2)North Pacific sunrise 3)North Pacific sunrise 2 4)HIJMS Kongo 5) U-47 Hope you'll like them! __________________ "A hard drill makes an easy battle" Alexander V. Suvorov "When we realized that our clubbing and kickings were being administered by the burned, mutilated survivors of our handiwork, we found we could take it with less prejudice." Captain Richard "Dick" O'Kane-USS Tang http://www.youtube.com/user/willembrock

11-16-09, 03:56 PM	#3155
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	Same here for me. I installed Win 7 on my computer (always do a clean install when I do so) about a week and a half ago. Backed up all my versions of SHIV, put back in Win 7 and all run perfectly with no problems. I've been very happy with the upgrade sofar. BTW, here's a little screenie I made up the other day. I call it the "Talons Of The Eagle". __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines Last edited by cdrsubron7; 11-16-09 at 06:53 PM.

11-17-09, 10:30 AM	#3156
auricom Mate Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 52 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	[ I can't even begin to imagine the frustration that must have been felt by real skippers in situations like this ---] Patrol Report; U-9 [I forget what month and don't have my save game handy as I'm at work], 1939 (Type IIB) Recieved orders from BdU to patrol grid AN-18 near Inverness/Moray .. Transited the Kiel Canal and set a course for England.. Crossin uneventful, saw a few allied planes, dove to depth and was not detected. Upon arrival in AN-18 we setup a search pattern. Picked up a lone merchant on our second day of patrol at 0200 transiting to Inverness making 10-15 knots. Light fog, no wind and a full moon she was heading directly for us. She was carrying two large tanks on her topside deck -- a juicy target. Dove to periscope depth and put two fish into her side from 900m. Secondary explosions took the ship down quickly. Exited the area heading east after confirming the kill. 12 hours later, unknown contact on sonar, decided to investigate. Made flank speed north after 5 hours transiting diving every 2K for Sonar check we made positive ID on a british merchand on a southwest heading making 10-15 knots. As we were already submerged and it was still daylight and clear, we dove to 60 meters and approached an optimal firing position. Target speed was nailed down to 11.5 knots. Fired two torpedo's at 400m distance, first torpedo impacted bow, second torpedo was a dud. Merchant slowed to ~6-7 knots and turned north. we tracked for approximately 10 hours before she turned for home again and we were able to get ourselves into an optimal firing position (we could not surface and end around as we picked up a warship in the area -- though distant decided surfacing was too risky and I suspected the merchant would turn back for Inverness.. Fired last torpedo at ~600m, impacted directly amidship. Torpedo was a dud. Empty we turned for home and left the merchant listing, but alive. Return to home waters saw 1 more british transport, 2 warships and several Swedish merchants. Several allied aircraft spotted as well. We took fire from one at the very edge of English waters that we did not spot until it was on top of us, luckily my crew was able to get us under quickly and we were in deep water. Changed course at depth and made flank speed .. The aircraft hung around a good hour dropping bombs on our initial position, then along our previous course track. Remained submerged until nightfall. Remainer of transit back to Kiel was uneventful. I really should have listened to Werner when he suggested I disarm the magnetic fuses on my torpedo's as he thought the were 'squirrely' .. BdU has seen fit to fill my belly with some newfangled electric G7e's.. Let's hope they fare better. Maybe if this patrol goes better BdU will bless my crew and I with one of those new type VII's rolling off the line. I could deal with 11 torpedo's in my belly. - Casey von Johann, 1939

11-17-09, 12:27 PM	#3157
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11-17-09, 08:45 PM	#3158
Captain Midnight Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: O.C. California, USA Posts: 13 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Nice Shots, Mates! Triggers 1st War Patrol 2 Cheers, Fred __________________ Pa Pa Pa Pa Oom Mow Mow...Pa Pa Oom Mow Ma Mow...SURFINNN...BIRRRRRRD!

11-19-09, 03:23 AM	#3159
Captain Midnight Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: O.C. California, USA Posts: 13 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Okay...forget that...I just installed Trigger Maru Overhauled 1.9... USS Kingfish (SS 234) Leaving Midway-June 7,1942-1st War Patrol Destination Tokyo! Stay tuned... Cheers, Fred __________________ Pa Pa Pa Pa Oom Mow Mow...Pa Pa Oom Mow Ma Mow...SURFINNN...BIRRRRRRD!

11-19-09, 11:28 AM	#3160
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11-19-09, 11:05 PM	#3161
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11-21-09, 09:18 AM	#3162
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11-23-09, 11:05 AM	#3163
Undefined Gunner Join Date: May 2009 Location: Estonia Posts: 97 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hey guys ! Its silly but i have forgotten how to hide the toolbar for making perfect picture. What was this shorcut again ? Thanks!

11-23-09, 11:30 AM	#3165
Undefined Gunner Join Date: May 2009 Location: Estonia Posts: 97 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks mate! God i feel so stupid now